Appointed administrator section
If QCAT has appointed you as an administrator to make decisions about all or some financial matters for an adult, the following information will help you understand your role better.
To ensure the adult’s income and assets are being used in their best interests, QCAT requires information about the actions you have taken since your appointment and intend to take in the future.
Account by administrator
Unless otherwise directed by QCAT, an Account by administrator - Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 (PDF, 878.0 KB) is due every year, eight weeks before the anniversary date of your appointment. It is up to you to lodge your accounts by the due date. You will not be sent a reminder.
Financial management plan
You may have given QCAT with a financial management plan when you applied to become the adult's administrator.
Often however, a proposed administrator does not have full access or may not be aware of the adult’s entire circumstances when the application was made. Therefore, QCAT may require another financial management plan to see not only how you have progressed since your appointment, but also if any unforseen circumstances have arisen that may require QCAT’s attention.
Guidelines for completing the financial management plan
Legislation
Further information on your role requirements will help you understand the various Acts and how they impact on you as an administrator. Please note that failure to comply with these requirements will result in a penalty including a financial fine.
Copies of the relevant Acts are available on the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel website:
- Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 (The Act)
- Penalties and Sentences Act 1992
- Trusts Act 1973
- Trust Accounts Act 1973.